74, retired school teacher; passed away in Queen's on June 12, 2017. She was born on July 1, 1942 in Punenee, Maui. Survived by brother Kaoru of Honolulu; sister, Kyoko of Maui. Private services held. No koden.
Masaji Saito
83, of Honolulu, an Army veteran and retired from the University of Hawaii Athletic Department, passed away on July 13, 2017 in Honolulu. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann; daughter, Joy Saito; brother, Mamoru (Lynette); and sister, Hanako Saito. Visitation is at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, 2017, at Nuuanu Congregational Church. The service is at 5:00 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ethel Kiyoe Tanaka
103, of Honolulu, passed away on June 24, 2017. Born in Waialua, she was a homemaker. Preceded in death by husband, Walter, she is survived by her son, Howard; daughters, Edna Kawahara, Daisy Tanibe, Lorraine (Jerry) Asano and Marjorie (Roy) Adachi; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brothers, Kenneth, Richard, Paul and James (Thelma) Sonobe and sister, Evelyn Nakahira. Private service held.
Jane Satsuki Fujikawa
92 of Honolulu, passed peacefully at home on June 25, 2017. She retired from the Federal Government and State. She is survived by her son, Dean; daughter, Dale Galdones (Mario); grandchildren, Marcelino, Mario Jr., Mariale. Services will be held on July 30, 2017 (Sunday) at Hosoi Garden Mortuary, 12 Noon; visitation 11 AM.
Toshiyuki Eto
91, of Kaneohe, passed away on June 29, 2017. Born in Honolulu, he retired from the U.S. Army as a Sergeant 1st Class and later from the U.S. Postal Service. Preceded in death by his wife, Alice, he is survived by his daughter, Nora (Greigson) Gono; grandchildren, Michelle and Sean; great- grandson, Breydon; brother, Walter Eto and sister, Evelyn Manabe. Visitation from 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 28, 2017, at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6:00 p.m. Casual attire.
Faye Natsuko Shinohara
94, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress for Yae Fashions, passed away on June 16, 2017 at Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son, Melvin (Mari); daughters, Elaine Shinohara and Joyce Shinohara; brother, Tetsuo Yamamoto (Yuriko); sister, Lillian Nishimura; and by nephews and nieces and grand nephews and grand nieces. Visitation is at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 29, 2017, at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. The service is at 4:00 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
George Yamada
94, passed away in Honolulu on June 15, 2017. Retired from Honolulu Gas Co. Survived by wife, Jean Sakae; daughters, Eileen, Eunice (Isaac) Ige and Laurie (Peter) Kawamura; grand- children, Emily and Ethan; sister, Grace Yokono and brother Yutaka Yamada. Visitation at 3 pm and service at 4 pm at Hosoi Garden Mortuary on Sunday, July 30, 2017.
Jean Tomoyo Tateishi
90, of Honolulu, a retired secretary for Tripler Army Hospital, passed away on June 17, 2017 at Ann Pearl Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. She was born in Makawao Maui. She is survived by son, Steven (Kathleen); daughter, Brenda (Earl) Kondo; and by five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Private services were held.
George E. Mattimoe
94, beloved husband, loving father, and grandfather passed away in Honolulu on June 15, 2017. After graduating from Napa High School he attended Sacramento Junior College until enlisting in the U. S. Navy during WWII serving aboard the USS Bennington as an Aviation Electronics Technician. He later attended Oklahoma A&M, and earned a Master's and Doctorate degree from California Western University. He began his professional career as a draftsman at Yale and Town and later moved on to the Mantes Scale Co. where he designed sophisticated liquid measurement and packaging devices leading to several company patents. Dr. Mattimoe, who preferred to be called "Matt", relocated to Honolulu as a metrologist for the State of Hawaii to establish and administer the State's Weights and Measures program under Governor Burns. Among his many professional accomplishments: Hawaii's Weights and Measures program received national recognition as being the outstanding program in the U.S.; author of "A Brief History of Weights and Measures in Hawaii," a synopsis of the early Monarchical Hawaiian system of measurements up to present times; Chairman of the National Conference on Weights and Measures; was instrumental in the safe removal of cobalt from the Dept. of Agriculture's Irradiation facility. Recognizing the need to protect consumers in Hawaii and the US, he designed & patented a temperature correcting gasoline dispenser which he gifted to the Hawaii Automotive Gasoline Retail Dealers Assn. His research & contributions to the gasoline retail industry spurred worldwide adoption of these automatic temperature correcting devices and this technology is now standard in many countries today. Many of Matt's life passions involved teaching & mentoring others. As a certified Dale Carnegie Instructor, he coached many students, including those at San Quentin Prison; was a Freemason with the Burlingame Lodge; Pilot for Civil Air Patrol - California Wing, and later Squadron Commander for the Hawaii Kai 'Aeko Composite Squadron; he also held numerous positions with the Boy Scouts of America Aloha Council and Troop 101. Matt was most fond of spending time with his extensive family. Matt is survived by his wife of 50 years, Shirley Takeshita Mattimoe, sons Craig, Sean (Monique), Shane (Jennifer) Mattimoe and daughter Jeanielle (Jamie) Mattimoe-Dixon; grandchildren Alaijah, Kierynn, Tristyn-Rhyanne, Jordana, Matthew-James, Kayleigh, Lincoln, Teghan-Faith, & close family friend "Auntie" Theone Vrendenburg. He was predeceased by granddaughter, Lareina Mattimoe. Visitation is at 3:00 pm on Saturday August 5, 2017 at Hosoi Gardens Mortuary. Services at 4:00pm. Casual attire no flowers.
Saburo Tanaka
92, of Honolulu passed away peacefully on Monday, June 19, 2017 at home. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He retired from the Board of Water Supply and was a WWII Army veteran. He is survived by his wife, Ellen; his children, Lloyd (Cheryl), Jason (Carole) & Faye (Darel) Onuma; and his sister, Lilllian Nanbu. He is also survived by his 4 grandsons; Cody, Ty, Tris and Warner. The family would like to sincerely thank his caregiver, Amy, who loved and cared for him during the last 3 years of his life and for making his final days comfortable and peaceful. Private services were held.